Janine Gutierrez escapes her dark past in ‘Lila’ by Gino M. Santos

‘Lila’ is a psychological-thriller by Gino M. Santos for this year’s SinagMaynila Film Festival. “The film
is my first horror film. It’s a challenge because we need to make the film as
unique and as Filipino as possible,” says Gino.

The story is about Jess (Janine Gutierrez), a young woman
running from her past and moves into the house of a warmhearted landlady. She
finds a diary in her room that belonged to an old tenant. As days pass, strange occurrences ensue and
the diary's words take an eerie turn when Jess finds herself in the middle of a
malevolent turn of events from a dark past not entirely her own.

Janine shares, “I really like the story of Lila because it’s a mix of different
genres—it’s not just horror or suspense. A lot of the ideas are left for the
audience to figure out.”

The 2nd SinagMaynila Film Festival will run from
April 21 to 26, 2016 in
select SM Cinemas. For more updates, log on to
http://sinagmaynilafilmfestival.com/, on Facebook via SinagMaynila, Twitter and
Instagram via @sinagmaynila.Subscribe also to the official SinagMaynila Youtube
Account:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmZPI6kPKUCsbim9e_qByNQ.The roster of SMFF 2016 films also
includes EXPRESSWAY by Ato Bautista, MRS. by Adolf
Alix Jr., DYAMPER by Mes De Guzman, and T.P.O. by Jay Altarejos.

Conceptualized and
helmed by CEO and Founder Wilson Tieng,
together with world-renowned and internationally acclaimed film director Brillante Mendoza, SinagMaynila gives grants to independent filmmakers so they can
develop their individual material to a full-length film for public exhibition. Five chosen filmmakers
closely collaborated with Tieng and Mendoza. This collaboration resulted in stories
that reflect the Filipino culture while illustrating
messages that will resonate globally.